House Bill No. 8673, 17th Congress of the Republic | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08673
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING RACIAL, ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION
SHORT TITLE : Prohibiting Racial, Ethnic, And Religious Discrimination
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : TURABIN-HATAMAN, SITTI DJALIA A., PANGANIBAN, JOSE JR. T. CPA, LLB, TAN, SHERNEE ABUBAKAR, ESCUDERO, EVELINA G., MENDING, MAKMOD JR. D., SANGCOPAN, AMIHILDA J., BAG-AO, KAKA J., ACOSTA-ALBA, MARIA LOURDES, CATAMCO, NANCY A., SAGARBARRIA, MANUEL, ORTEGA, PABLO, DUAVIT, JOHN MICHAEL R., DIMAPORO, MOHAMAD KHALID Q., ACHARON, PEDRO JR. B., NOEL, VICTORIA ISABEL G., YAP, ARTHUR C., MARQUEZ, CARLITO S., LANETE, SCOTT DAVIES S. M.D., YAP, MELECIO JR. J., DY, NAPOLEON S., SALCEDA, JOEY SARTE, VIOLAGO, MICAELA S., ANDAYA, ROLANDO JR. G., ANTONIO, MICHELLE M., GONZALES, AURELIO "DONG" JR. D., VILLANUEVA, NOEL L., RODRIGUEZ, ISIDRO JR. S., TUPAS, RAUL "BOBOY" C., ALVAREZ, MERCEDES K., YU, DIVINA GRACE C., TAN, ANGELINA "HELEN" D.L. M.D., ESTRELLA, CONRADO III M., GASATAYA, GREG G., AUMENTADO, ERICO ARISTOTLE C., HERNANDEZ, FERDINAND L., NIETO, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C., LEE, DELPHINE GAN, AGARAO, BENJAMIN JR. C., BULUT-BEGTANG, ELEONOR C., MANALO, JESULITO A., SILVERIO, LORNA C., SACDALAN, JESUS NONATO, BAUTISTA-BANDIGAN, LORNA P., TOLENTINO, ABRAHAM "BAMBOL" N., ALVAREZ, FRANZ E., ERIGUEL, SANDRA Y., M.D., KHO, ELISA "OLGA" T., DE VENECIA, CHRISTOPHER V.P., SALON, ORESTES T., DEFENSOR, ARTHUR JR. R., MARIÑO, MARIO VITTORIO "MARVEY" A., ROCAMORA, RAMON V.A. "RAV", MONTORO, TEODORO "TED" G., ROBES, FLORIDA "RIDA" P., PINEDA, ENRICO A., SALO, RON P., BRAVO, MARIA VIDA ESPINOSA, REVILLA, STRIKE B., RAMOS, DEOGRACIAS JR. B., VERGARA, ROSANNA "RIA" V., EUSEBIO, RICHARD C., GARCIA, GWENDOLYN F., CHIPECO, JOAQUIN JR. M., BATAOIL, LEOPOLDO N., BELMONTE, RICARDO "RJ" JR. T., MARCOLETA, RODANTE D., BRAVO, ANTHONY M., Ph.D., PALMA, WILTER "SHARKY" II WEE, LOPEZ, MANUEL LUIS T., UY, ROLANDO "KLAREX" A., DAZA, RAUL A., UNABIA, PETER "SR. PEDRO" M., SAMBAR, MARK AERON H., TY, ARNEL U., CHAVEZ, CECILIA LEONILA V., BARBERS, ROBERT ACE S., SIAO, FREDERICK W., RADAZA, AILEEN C., HERRERA-DY, BERNADETTE "BH" C., SAVELLANO, DEOGRACIAS VICTOR B., ORTEGA, VINI NOLA A., MERCADO, ROGER G., AGGABAO, MA. LOURDES R., ATIENZA, JOSE JR. L., TUGNA, SHERWIN N., TEJADA, JOSE "PING-PING" I., VELOSO, VICENTE "CHING" S.E., SAHALI, RUBY M., NAVA, MA. LUCILLE L., MD., CRISOLOGO, VINCENT "Bingbong" P., BILLONES, EMMANUEL A., DEL MAR, RAUL V., OAMINAL, HENRY S., ADIONG, ANSARUDDIN ABDUL MALIK A., ALMARIO, JOEL MAYO Z., ROMAN, GERALDINE B., RELAMPAGOS, RENE L., TAMBUNTING, GUS S., ACOP, ROMEO M., CORTES, JONAS C., LOPEZ, BENHUR JR. B., ROQUE, HARRY L., TREÑAS, JERRY P., PANOTES, MARISOL C., SANDOVAL, FEDERICO "RICKY" II S., AMANTE, ERLPE JOHN "PING" M., BORDADO, GABRIEL H., CARI, JOSE CARLO L., GORRICETA, ARCADIO H., MANGUDADATU, ZAJID G., SALIMBANGON, BENHUR L., NOLASCO, RAMON, DALIPE, MANUEL JOSE "MANNIX" M., CAGAS, MERCEDES "DIDI" C., MALAPITAN, DALE "ALONG" R., JALOSJOS, SETH FREDERICK P., DELOSO-MONTALLA, CHERYL P., ALVAREZ, PANTALEON D., FARIÑAS, RODOLFO C., BONDOC, JUAN PABLO "RIMPY", BELMONTE, JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y., BELARO, SALVADOR JR. B., CASILAO, ARIEL "KA AYIK" B., LOBREGAT, CELSO L., ABELLANOSA, RODRIGO A., AMATONG, ISAGANI S., ARAGONES, SOL, CALIXTO-RUBIANO, EMI G., CASTRO, FRANCE L., MACAPAGAL ARROYO, GLORIA, PADUANO, JOSEPH STEPHEN S., ROQUE, ROGELIO NEIL P., SUANSING, ESTRELLITA B., ZUBIRI, MANUEL F.
DATE FILED : 2018-11-28
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Abayon (000 2018-12-13)
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Turabin-Hataman	2. Panganiban
3. Tan (S.)	4. Escudero
5. Mending	6. Sangcopan
7. Bag-ao	8. Acosta-Alba
9. Catamco	10. Sagarbarria
11. Ortega (P.)	12. Duavit
13. Dimaporo (M.K.)	14. Acharon
15. Noel	16. Yap (A.)
17. Marquez	18. Lanete
19. Yap (M.)	20. Dy
21. Salceda	22. Violago
23. Andaya	24. Antonio
25. Gonzales (A.D.)	26. Villanueva
27. Rodriguez (I.)	28. Tupas
29. Alvarez (M.)	30. Yu
31. Tan (A.)	32. Estrella
33. Gasataya	34. Aumentado
35. Hernandez (F.)	36. Nieto
37. Lee	38. Agarao
39. Bulut-Begtang	40. Manalo
41. Silverio	42. Sacdalan
43. Bautista-Bandigan	44. Tolentino
45. Alvarez (F.)	46. Eriguel
47. Kho	48. De Venecia
49. Salon	50. Defensor
51. Mariño	52. Rocamora
53. Montoro	54. Robes
55. Pineda	56. Salo
57. Bravo (M.)	58. Revilla
59. Ramos	60. Vergara
61. Eusebio	62. Garcia (G.)
63. Chipeco	64. Bataoil
65. Belmonte (R.)	66. Marcoleta
67. Bravo (A.)	68. Palma
69. Lopez (M.L.)	70. Uy (R.)
71. Daza	72. Unabia
73. Sambar	74. Ty
75. Chavez	76. Barbers
77. Siao	78. Radaza
79. Herrera-Dy	80. Savellano
81. Ortega (V.N.)	82. Mercado
83. Aggabao	84. Atienza
85. Tugna	86. Tejada
87. Veloso	88. Sahali
89. Nava	90. Crisologo
91. Billones	92. Del Mar
93. Oaminal	94. Adiong
95. Almario	96. Roman
97. Relampagos	98. Tambunting
99. Acop	100. Cortes
101. Lopez (B.)	102. Roque (H.)
103. Treñas	104. Panotes
105. Sandoval	106. Amante
107. Bordado	108. Cari
109. Gorriceta	110. Mangudadatu (Z.)
111. Salimbangon	112. Nolasco
113. Dalipe	114. Cagas
115. Malapitan	116. Jalosjos
117. Deloso-Montalla	118. Alvarez (P.)
119. Fariñas	120. Bondoc
121. Belmonte (J.C.)	122. Belaro
123. Casilao	124. Lobregat
125. Abellanosa	126. Amatong (I.)
127. Aragones	128. Calixto-Rubiano
129. Castro (F.L.)	130. Macapagal Arroyo
131. Paduano	132. Roque (R.N.)
133. Suansing (E.)	134. Zubiri
135. Roa-Puno	136. Hofer
137. Espina	138. Pimentel
139. Alonte	140. Nograles (J.J.)
141. Primicias-Agabas	142. Suarez
143. Bertiz	144. Campos
145. Matugas	146. Garcia-Albano
147. Leachon	148. Durano
149. Laogan	150. Papandayan
151. Gonzaga	152. Uy (J.)
153. Unico	154. Yap (V.)
155. Limkaichong	156. Zarate
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS:
1. Deliberated upon by the Mother Committee on 2017-02-28
2. Referred to the Technical Working Group (TWG) on 2017-02-28
3. Deliberated by the TWG on 2017-05-17
4. Measure approved by the Committee on 2017-08-22
5. Final action by the Committee on Appropriations on 2017-10-11
6. Committee Report filed on 2018-01-23
7. Approved for Inclusion in the Calendar of Business on 2018-12-4
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00972
SUBMITTED ON 2018-11-28
SUBMITTED BY: HUMAN RIGHTS
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 491, 576, 3468, and 3895
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00491, HB00576, HB03468, HB03895
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2018-11-28
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2018-11-28
DATE CALENDARED : 2018-12-04
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2018-12-05
SPONSORED BY : Deloso-Montalla
PERIOD OF INTERPELLATIONS : 2018-12-05
INTERPELLATED BY : Ty
DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2018-12-05
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Turabin-Hataman, Panganiban, Tan (S.), Escudero, Mending, Sangcopan, Bag-ao, Acosta-Alba, Catamco, Sagarbarria, Ortega (P.), Duavit, Dimaporo (M.K.), Acharon, Noel, Yap (A.), Marquez, Lanete, Yap (M.), Dy, Salceda, Violago, Andaya, Antonio, Gonzales (A.D.), Villanueva, Rodriguez (I.), Tupas, Alvarez (M.), Yu, Tan (A.), Estrella, Gasataya, Aumentado, Hernandez (F.), Nieto, Lee, Agarao, Bulut-Begtang, Manalo, Silverio, Sacdalan, Bautista-Bandigan, Tolentino, Alvarez (F.), Eriguel, Kho, De Venecia, Salon, Defensor, Mariño, Rocamora, Montoro, Robes, Pineda, Salo, Bravo (M.), Revilla, Ramos, Vergara, Eusebio, Garcia (G.), Chipeco, Bataoil, Belmonte (R.), Marcoleta, Bravo (A.), Palma, Lopez (M.L.), Uy (R.), Daza, Unabia, Sambar, Ty, Chavez, Barbers, Siao, Radaza, Herrera-Dy, Savellano, Ortega (V.N.), Mercado, Aggabao, Atienza, Tugna, Tejada, Veloso, Sahali, Nava, Crisologo, Billones, Del Mar, Oaminal, Adiong, Almario, Roman, Relampagos, Tambunting, Acop, Cortes, Lopez (B.), Roque (H.), Treñas, Panotes, Sandoval, Amante, Bordado, Cari, Gorriceta, Mangudadatu (Z.), Salimbangon, Nolasco, Dalipe, Cagas, Malapitan, Jalosjos, Deloso-Montalla, Alvarez (P.), Fariñas, Bondoc, Belmonte (J.C.), Belaro, Casilao, Lobregat, Abellanosa, Amatong (I.), Aragones, Calixto-Rubiano, Castro (F.L.), Macapagal Arroyo, Paduano, Roque (R.N.), Suansing (E.), Zubiri, Roa-Puno, Hofer, Espina, Pimentel, Alonte, Nograles (J.J.), Primicias-Agabas, Suarez, Bertiz, Campos, Matugas, Garcia-Albano, Leachon, Durano, Laogan, Papandayan, Gonzaga, Uy (J.), Unico, Yap (V.), Limkaichong, Zarate
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2018-12-05
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2018-12-06
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2018-12-10
HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:211 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0
Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A)
D---Abad--(N/A)	B---Abaya--(Absent)
Y---Abayon	X---Abellanosa
Y---Abu	Y---Abueg
Y---Acharon	Y---Acop
B---Acosta--(Absent)	Y---Acosta-Alba
Y---Adiong	X---Advincula
Y---Agarao	Y---Aggabao
D---Aglipay-Villar--(N/A)	D---Akbar--(N/A)
X---Albano	B---Alcala--(Absent)
B---Alejano--(Absent)	Y---Almario
Y---Almonte	Y---Alonte
Y---Alvarez (F.)	X---Alvarez (M.)
B---Alvarez (P.)--(Absent)	X---Amante
Y---Amatong (I.)	Y---Andaya
D---Ang--(N/A)	Y---Angara-Castillo
B---Antonino--(Absent)	Y---Antonio
Y---Aragones	Y---Arbison
Y---Arcillas	Y---Arenas
Y---Atienza	Y---Aumentado
B---Bag-ao--(Absent)	B---Bagatsing--(Absent)
B---Baguilat--(Absent)	B---Banal--(Absent)
B---Barbers--(Absent)	Y---Barzaga
Y---Bataoil	Y---Batocabe
Y---Bautista-Bandigan	Y---Belaro
Y---Belmonte (F.)	Y---Belmonte (J.C.)
Y---Belmonte (R.)	Y---Benitez
B---Bernos--(Absent)	Y---Bertiz
X---Biazon	Y---Billones
Y---Biron	Y---Bolilia
Y---Bondoc	Y---Bordado
Y---Bravo (A.)	Y---Bravo (M.)
Y---Brosas	Y---Bulut-Begtang
Y---Cagas	D---Calalang--(N/A)
Y---Calderon	Y---Calixto-Rubiano
B---Caminero--(Absent)	X---Campos
Y---Canama	Y---Cari
Y---Casilao	Y---Castelo
Y---Castro (F.L.)	Y---Castro (F.H.)
Y---Catamco	Y---Cayetano
X---Celeste	B---Cerafica--(Absent)
Y---Cerilles Enerio	Y---Chavez
Y---Chipeco	Y---Co
B---Cojuangco--(Absent)	Y---Collantes
Y---Cortes	Y---Cortuna
Y---Cosalan	X---Crisologo
Y---Cua	Y---Cuaresma
Y---Cueva	Y---Dalipe
D---Dalog--(N/A)	Y---Datol
B---Daza--(Absent)	B---De Jesus--(Absent)
B---De Venecia--(Absent)	D---De Vera--(N/A)
Y---Defensor	Y---Del Mar
Y---Del Rosario	Y---Deloso-Montalla
Y---Dimaporo (A.)	Y---Dimaporo (M.K.)
Y---Duavit	Y---Durano
Y---Dy	Y---Elago
Y---Enverga	Y---Erice
Y---Eriguel	Y---Ermita-Buhain
X---Escudero	B---Espina--(Absent)
B---Espino--(Absent)	Y---Estrella
B---Eusebio--(Absent)	Y---Evardone
B---Fariñas--(Absent)	Y---Fernando
Y---Ferrer J.	X---Ferrer L.
Y---Ferriol-Pascual	Y---Floirendo
B---Flores--(Absent)	Y---Fortun
Y---Fortuno	B---Fuentebella--(Absent)
Y---Garbin	Y---Garces
B---Garcia (G.)--(Absent)	Y---Garcia (J.E.)
X---Garcia-Albano	B---Garin (O.)--(Absent)
Y---Garin (S.)	Y---Gasataya
Y---Gatchalian	B---Geron--(Absent)
B---Go (A.C.)--(Absent)	Y---Go (M.)
B---Gomez--(Absent)	B---Gonzaga--(Absent)
Y---Gonzales (A.P.)	X---Gonzales (A.D.)
Y---Gonzalez	B---Gorriceta--(Absent)
X---Gullas	Y---Hernandez (F.)
Y---Hernandez (P.)	Y---Herrera-Dy
Y---Hofer	Y---Jalosjos
Y---Javier	Y---Kho
B---Khonghun--(Absent)	B---Labadlabad--(Absent)
Y---Lacson	Y---Lagman
Y---Lanete	Y---Laogan
Y---Lazatin	B---Leachon--(Absent)
Y---Lee	Y---Limkaichong
Y---Lobregat	Y---Lopez (B.)
B---Lopez (C.)--(Absent)	Y---Lopez (M.L.)
X---Loyola	Y---Macapagal Arroyo
Y---Maceda	Y---Madrona
Y---Aquino-Magsaysay	B---Nuñez-Malanyaon--(Absent)
Y---Malapitan	Y---Manalo
Y---Mangaoang	X---Mangudadatu (S.)
Y---Mangudadatu (Z.)	Y---Marcoleta
Y---Marcos	Y---Mariño
Y---Marquez	B---Martinez--(Absent)
Y---Matugas	B---Mellana--(Absent)
Y---Mending	B---Mendoza--(Absent)
B---Mercado--(Absent)	X---Mirasol
B---Montoro--(Absent)	B---Nava--(Absent)
Y---Nieto	Y---Noel
Y---Nograles (J.J.)	D---Nograles (K.A.)--(N/A)
Y---Nolasco	B---Oaminal--(Absent)
X---Ocampo	Y---Olivarez
B---Ong (H.)--(Absent)	Y---Ong (E.)
Y---Ortega (P.)	Y---Ortega (V.N.)
X---Pacquiao	X---Paduano
Y---Palma	Y---Pancho
B---Panganiban--(Absent)	Y---Panotes
Y---Papandayan	X---Pichay
Y---Pico	Y---Pimentel
Y---Pineda	X---Plaza
Y---Primicias-Agabas	Y---Roa-Puno
Y---Quimbo	B---Radaza--(Absent)
Y---Ramirez-Sato	Y---Ramos
Y---Relampagos	Y---Revilla
Y---Robes	Y---Rocamora
Y---Rodriguez (I.)	Y---Rodriguez (M.)
Y---Roman	Y---Romero
Y---Romualdez	Y---Romualdo
D---Roque (H.)--(N/A)	B---Roque (R.N.)--(Absent)
Y---Sacdalan	Y---Sagarbarria
Y---Sahali	B---Salceda--(Absent)
Y---Salimbangon	Y---Salo
Y---Salon	Y---Sambar
B---Sandoval--(Absent)	Y---Sangcopan
B---Santos-Recto--(Absent)	Y---Sarmiento (C.)
Y---Sarmiento (E.M.)	Y---Savellano
Y---Sema	Y---Siao
Y---Silverio	Y---Singson (E.)
Y---Suansing (E.)	Y---Suansing (H.)
Y---Suarez	Y---Sy-Alvarado
Y---Tambunting	Y---Tan (A.)
B---Tan (M.)--(Absent)	X---Tan (S.)
Y---Tejada	Y---Teves
Y---Tiangco	Y---Ting
Y---Tinio	Y---Tolentino
Y---Treñas	Y---Tugna
Y---Tupas	D---Turabin-Hataman--(N/A)
Y---Ty	B---Umali--(Absent)
Y---Unabia	Y---Ungab
Y---Unico	Y---Uy (J.)
Y---Uy (R.)	B---Uybarreta--(Absent)
Y---Vargas	Y---Vargas-Alfonso
B---Velarde--(Absent)	Y---Velasco, L.A.
Y---Velasco-Catera	Y---Veloso
Y---Vergara	B---Villafuerte--(Absent)
Y---Villanueva	D---Villar--(N/A)
B---Villaraza-Suarez--(Absent)	Y---Villarica
X---Villarin	Y---Violago
Y---Yap (A.)	Y---Yap (M.)
Y---Yap (V.)	Y---Yu
Y---Zamora (M.C.)	Y---Zamora (R.)
Y---Zarate	Y---Zubiri
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2018-12-11
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2018-12-11
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Entitled:

ACT ACT PROHIBITING RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND RELIGIONS DISCRIMINATION

[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2018 ]

Introduced by Representatives SITTIDJALIA A. TURABIN-HATAMAN, JOSE JR. CPA,LLB T. PANGANIBAN, SHERNEE ABUBAKAR TAN, EVELINA G. ESCUDERO, et. al.;

Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on December 10, 2018;

12/11/2018 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;

12/13/2018 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on CULTURAL COMMUNITIES; SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT; and FINANCE;

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Entitled:
ACT ACT PROHIBITING RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND RELIGIONS DISCRIMINATION
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2018 ]
Introduced by Representatives SITTIDJALIA A. TURABIN-HATAMAN, JOSE JR. CPA,LLB T. PANGANIBAN, SHERNEE ABUBAKAR TAN, EVELINA G. ESCUDERO, et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on December 10, 2018;
12/11/2018	Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
12/13/2018	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on CULTURAL COMMUNITIES; SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT; and FINANCE;
(The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)